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Menfi

Menfi wine guide: the wine region in Italy, its Alicante, the red wine and rosé wine it makes, and what to pour it with.

Country
Italy
Climate
Mediterranean
Signature grape
Alicante
Styles
red · rosé · white
10
Signature grapes
2
Producers listed
8
Bottles to find

Menfi is a wine region of Sicily, Italy.

Growers build the wines around Alicante, filling out the blend with Ansonica, Chardonnay, Fiano and Cabernet Franc, plus five more.

The climate is mediterranean.

The vineyards themselves read as coastal.

The region is known for red wine, rosé wine and white wine, plus one more.

Labels here fall under the DOC.

Names to look for on a shelf: Cantine Barbera and Planeta.

Climate
Mediterranean
Terrain
Coastal
Styles
redroséwhitesparkling

Grapes planted here.

01 AlicanteDominant Read → 02 AnsonicaDominant Read → 03 ChardonnayDominant Read → 04 FianoBlending Read → 05 Cabernet FrancBlending Read → 06 Cabernet SauvignonBlending Read → 07 MerlotBlending Read → 08 Nerello MascaleseBlending Read → 09 PerriconeBlending Read → 10 SyrahBlending Read → 11 Grenache Read → 12 Inzolia Read → 13 Catarratto Read → 14 Barbera Read → 15 Alicante Bouschet Read → 16 Nero d'Avola Read → 17 Grillo Read →

Classifications.

  • DOC

Producers worth knowing.

01 Cantine Barbera
02 Planeta

Bottles to look for.

  • Cantina Barbera 'Ciatu' Menfi, Sicily, Italy
  • Cantine Barbera 'Aremi' Catarratto Superiore Menfi, Sicily, Italy
  • Cantine Barbera 'Sottosopra' Menfi, Sicily, Italy
  • Cantine Barbera 'Tivitti' Inzolia Menfi, Sicily, Italy
  • Cantine Barbera Coda della Foce Menfi, Sicily, Italy
  • Cantine Barbera Coste al Vento Grillo Menfi, Sicily, Italy
  • Cantine Barbera Dietro le Case Inzolia Menfi, Sicily, Italy
  • Cantine Barbera La Bambina Menfi Rosato, Sicily, Italy

Nearby regions.

01 ItalianItaly Read → 02 SicilyItaly Read → 03 MarsalaItaly Read → 04 SicilyItaly Read →

Menfi: common questions

01.
What grapes is Menfi known for?
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Alicante is the signature grape of Menfi. Ansonica, Chardonnay, Fiano and Cabernet Franc are also planted here.
02.
What kind of wine does Menfi make?
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Menfi produces red wine, rosé wine, white wine and sparkling wine.
03.
Where is Menfi?
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You will find Menfi in Italy, where it is a wine region.

More from here: every wine region in Italy, or the wider Sicily guide.

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